[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[S. 993 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 993

 To assist States and secondary and postsecondary schools to develop, 
   implement, and improve career preparation education so that every 
student has an opportunity to acquire academic and technical knowledge 
and skills needed for postsecondary education, further learning, and a 
 wide range of opportunities in high-skill, high-wage careers, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              July 8, 1997

  Mr. Kennedy (for himself, and Mr. Dodd) (by request) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                       Labor and Human Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To assist States and secondary and postsecondary schools to develop, 
   implement, and improve career preparation education so that every 
student has an opportunity to acquire academic and technical knowledge 
and skills needed for postsecondary education, further learning, and a 
 wide range of opportunities in high-skill, high-wage careers, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be 
cited as the ``Career Preparation Education Reform Act of 1997''.

   TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO THE CARL D. PERKINS VOCATIONAL AND APPLIED 
                        TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION ACT

                          amendment to the act

    Sec. 101. The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology 
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq., hereinafter referred to as ``the 
Act'') is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

                   ``short title; tables of contents

    ``Section 1. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the `Carl 
D. Perkins Career Preparation Education Act'.
    ``(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

                          ``TABLE OF CONTENTS

``Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
``Sec. 2. Declaration of policy, findings, and purpose.
``Sec. 3. Authorization of appropriations.
               ``TITLE I--PREPARING STUDENTS FOR CAREERS

                 ``Part A--Career Preparation Education

``Sec. 101. Career Preparation Education; Priorities.
``Sec. 102. State leadership activities.
``Sec. 103. State plans.
``Sec. 104. Local activities.
``Sec. 105. Local applications.
``Sec. 106. Performance goals and indicators.
``Sec. 107. Evaluation, improvement, and accountability.
``Sec. 108. Allotments.
``Sec. 109. Within-State allocation and distribution of funds.
                     ``Part B--Tech-Prep Education

``Sec. 111. Program elements.
``Sec. 112. State leadership activities.
``Sec. 113. Local activities.
``Sec. 114. Local applications.
``Sec. 115. Evaluation, improvement, and accountability.
``Sec. 116. Allotment and distribution.
        ``TITLE II--NATIONAL SUPPORT FOR STATE AND LOCAL REFORMS

``Sec. 201. Awards for excellence.
``Sec. 202. National activities.
``Sec. 203. National assessment.
``Sec. 204. National research center.
``Sec. 205. Data systems.
``Sec. 206. National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee.
``Sec. 207. Career preparation education for Indians and Native 
                            Hawaiians.
                    ``TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

``Sec. 301. Waivers.
``Sec. 302. Effect of Federal payments.
``Sec. 303. Maintenance of effort.
``Sec. 304. Identification of State-imposed requirements.
``Sec. 305. Out-of-State relocations.
``Sec. 306. Entitlement.
``Sec. 307. Definitions.

             ``declaration of policy, findings, and purpose

    ``Sec. 2. (a) Declaration of Policy.--The Congress declares it to 
be the policy of the United States that, in order to meet new economic 
challenges brought about by technology, increasing international 
economic competition, and changes in production technologies and the 
organization of work, the Nation must enable every student to obtain 
the academic, technical, and other skills, needed to prepare for, and 
make a transition to, postsecondary education, further learning, and a 
wide range of opportunities in high-skill, high-wage careers.
    ``(b) Declaration of Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            ``(1) in order to be successful workers, citizens, and 
        learners in the 21st century, individuals will need a 
        combination of strong basic and advanced academic skills; 
        computer and other technical skills; theoretical knowledge; 
        communications, problem-solving, and teamwork skills; and the 
        ability to acquire additional knowledge and skills throughout a 
        lifetime;
            ``(2) students in the United States can achieve challenging 
        academic and technical skills, and may learn better and retain 
        more, when they learn in context, learn by doing, and have an 
        opportunity to learn and understand how academic and technical 
        skills are used outside the classroom;
            ``(3) a majority of high school graduates in the United 
        States do not complete a rigorous course of study that prepares 
        them for completing a two-year or four-year college degree or 
        for entering high-skill, high-wage careers; adult students are 
        an increasingly diverse group and often enter postsecondary 
        education unprepared for academic and technical work; and 
        certain individuals (including students who are members of 
        special populations) often face great challenges in acquiring 
        the knowledge and skills needed for successful employment;
            ``(4) education reform efforts at the secondary level are 
        creating new American high schools that are committed to high 
        academic standards for all students, and that ensure that all 
        students have the academic and technical skills needed to 
        pursue postsecondary education, provide students with 
        opportunities to explore careers, use technology to enhance 
        learning, and create safe, supportive learning environments;
            ``(5) community colleges are offering adults a gateway to 
        higher education, access to quality occupational certificates 
        and degrees that increase their skills and earnings, and 
        continuing education opportunities necessary for professional 
        growth by ensuring that the academic and technical skills 
        gained by students adequately prepare them for the workforce, 
        by enhancing connections with employers, and by obtaining 
        sufficient resources so that students have access to state-of-
        the-art programs, equipment, and support services;
            ``(6) State initiatives to develop challenging State 
        academic standards for all students are helping to establish a 
        new framework for education reform, and States developing 
        school-to-work opportunity systems are helping to create 
        opportunities for all students to participate in school-based, 
        work-based, and connecting activities leading to postsecondary 
        education, further learning, and first jobs in high-skill, 
        high-wage careers;
            ``(7) local, State, and national programs supported under 
        the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education 
        Act have assisted many students in obtaining technical and 
        academic skills and employment, and technical preparation 
        (tech-prep) education has promoted the integration of academic 
        and vocational education, reinforced and stimulated 
        improvements in classroom instruction, and forged strong 
        secondary-postsecondary connections that serve as a catalyst 
        for the reform of vocational education and the development of 
        school-to-work systems;
            ``(8) career preparation education increases its 
        effectiveness and better enables every student to achieve to 
        challenging academic standards and industry-recognized skill 
        standards and prosper in a highly competitive, technological 
        economy when it is aligned with broader State and local 
        education reforms and with challenging standards reflecting the 
        needs of employers and the demands of high-skill, high-wage 
        careers, and has the active involvement of employers, parents, 
        and labor and community organizations in planning, developing, 
        and implementing services and activities;
            ``(9) while current law has promoted important reforms in 
        vocational education, it contains numerous set-asides and 
        special programs and requirements that may inhibit further 
        reforms as well as the proper implementation of performance 
        management systems needed to ensure accountability for results;
            ``(10) the Federal Government can--through a performance 
        partnership with States and localities based on clear 
        programmatic goals, increased State and local flexibility, 
        improved accountability, and performance goals, indicators, and 
        incentives--provide to States and localities financial 
        assistance for the improvement and expansion of career 
        preparation education in all States, as well as for services 
        and activities that ensure that every student, including those 
        with special needs, has the opportunity to achieve the academic 
        and technical skills needed to prepare for postsecondary 
education, further learning, and a wide range of careers; and
            ``(11) the Federal Government can also assist States and 
        localities by carrying out nationally significant research, 
        program development, demonstration, dissemination, evaluation, 
        capacity-building, data collection, professional development, 
        and technical assistance activities that support State and 
        local efforts to implement successfully programs, services, and 
        activities that are funded under this Act, as well as those 
        supported with their own resources.
    ``(c) Declaration of Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to assist 
all students, through a performance partnership with States and 
localities, to acquire the knowledge and skills they need to meet 
challenging State academic standards and industry-recognized skill 
standards, and to prepare for postsecondary education, further 
learning, and a wide range of opportunities in high-skill, high-wage 
careers. This purpose will be pursued through support for State and 
local efforts that--
            ``(1) build on the efforts of States and localities to 
        develop and implement education reforms based on challenging 
        academic standards;
            ``(2) integrate reforms of vocational education with State 
        reforms of academic preparation in schools;
            ``(3) promote, in particular, the development of services 
        and activities that integrate academic and occupational 
        instruction, link secondary and postsecondary education, and 
        promote school-based and work-based learning and connecting 
        activities;
            ``(4) increase State and local flexibility in providing 
        services and activities designed to develop, implement, and 
        improve career preparation education, including tech-prep 
        education, and in integrating these services and activities 
        with services and activities supported with other Federal, 
        State, and local education and training funds in exchange for 
        clear accountability for results;
            ``(5) provide every student, including those who are 
        members of special populations, with the opportunity to 
        participate in the full range of career preparation education 
        programs, services, and activities;
            ``(6) integrate career guidance and counseling into the 
        educational processes, so that students are well prepared to 
        make informed education and career decisions, find employment, 
        and lead productive lives; and
            ``(7) benefit from national research, program development, 
        demonstration, dissemination, evaluation, capacity-building, 
        data collection, professional development, and technical 
        assistance activities supporting the development, 
        implementation, and improvement of career preparation education 
        programs, services, and activities.

                   ``authorization of appropriations

    ``Sec. 3. (a) Preparing Students for Careers.--(1) There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out part A of title I, relating 
to career preparation education, $1,064,047,000 for the fiscal year 
1998 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
1999 through 2002.
            ``(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
        part B of title I, relating to technical preparation education, 
        $105,000,000 for the fiscal year 1998 and such sums as may be 
        necessary for each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2002.
    ``(b) National Support for State and Local Reforms.--From the 
amount appropriated for any fiscal year under subsection (a) the 
Secretary shall reserve--
            ``(1) not more than 7 percent to carry out title II (except 
        section 207, relating to career preparation education for 
        Indians and Native Hawaiians), of which not more than 2 percent 
        of the amount appropriated under subsection (a) for any fiscal 
        year after the fiscal year 2000 shall be available to carry out 
        activities under section 201, relating to awards for 
        excellence; and
            (2) 1.75 percent to carry out activities under sections 
        207(b) and 207(c), relating to career preparation education for 
        Indians, and section 207(d), relating to career preparation 
        education for Native Hawaiians.

               ``TITLE I--PREPARING STUDENTS FOR CAREERS

                 ``Part A--Career Preparation Education

               ``career preparation education; priorities

    ``Sec. 101. (a) Career Preparation Education.--(1) In order to 
enable every student to obtain the academic, technical, and other 
knowledge and skills that are needed to make a successful transition to 
postsecondary education and a wide range of careers and further 
learning, as well as support, to the maximum extent possible, the 
integration of vocational education with broader educational reforms 
underway in States and secondary and postesecondary schools, funds 
under this part shall be used to support career preparation education 
programs, services, and activities.
    ``(2) As used in this Act, career preparation education programs, 
services, and activities means those that--
            ``(A) support the development, implementation, or 
        improvement of State School-to-Work systems, as set forth in 
        title I of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994;
            ``(B) otherwise prepare students for employment and further 
        learning in technical fields.
    ``(b) Priorities.--In using funds under this part, States and local 
recipients, as described in section 105(a), shall give priority to 
services and activities designed to--
            ``(1) ensure that every student, including those who are 
        members of special populations, has the opportunity to achieve 
        a combination of strong basic and advanced academic skills, 
        computer and other technical skills, theoretical knowledge, 
        communications, problem-solving, and other skills needed to 
        meet challenging State academic standards and industry-
        recognized skill standards;
            ``(2) promote the integration of academic and vocational 
        education;
            ``(3) support the development and implementation of courses 
        of study in broad occupational clusters or industry sectors;
            ``(4) effectively link secondary and postsecondary 
        education;
            ``(5) provide students, to the extent possible, with strong 
        experience in, and understanding of, all aspects of an 
        industry;
            ``(6) provide students with work-related experiences, such 
        as internships, work-based learning, school-based enterprises, 
        entrepreneurship, and job-shadowing that link to classroom 
        learning;
            ``(7) provide schoolsite and worksite mentoring;
            ``(8) provide instruction in general workplace competencies 
        and instruction needed for students to earn a skill 
        certificate;
            ``(9) provide career guidance and counseling for students, 
        including the provision of career awareness, exploration, and 
        planning services, and financial aid information to students 
        and their parents;
            ``(10) ensure continuing parent and employer involvement in 
        program design and implementation; and
            ``(11) provide needed support services, such as mentoring, 
        opportunities to participate in student organizations, 
        tutoring, the modification of curriculum, classrooms, and 
        equipment, transportation, and child care.

                     ``state leadership activities

    ``Sec. 102. (a) Responsible Agency or Agencies.--Any State desiring 
to receive a grant under this part, as well as a grant under part B, 
shall, consistent with State law, designate an educational agency or 
agencies that shall be responsible for the administration of services 
and activities under this Act, including--
            ``(1) the development, submission, and implementation of 
        the State plan;
            ``(2) the efficient and effective performance of the 
        State's duties under this Act; and
            ``(3) consultation with other appropriate agencies, groups, 
        and individuals that are involved in the development and 
        implementation of services and activities assisted under this 
        Act, such as employers, industry, parents, students, teachers, 
        labor organizations, community-based organizations, State and 
        local elected officials, and local program administrators, 
        including the State agencies responsible for activities under 
        the State's implementation grant under the School-to-Work 
        Opportunities Act of 1994.
    ``(b) In General.--Each State that receives a grant under this part 
shall, from amounts reserved for State leadership activities under 
section 109(c), conduct programs, services, and activities that further 
the development, implementation, and improvement of career preparation 
education within the State and that are integrated, to the maximum 
extent possible, with broader education reforms underway in the State, 
including such activities as--
            ``(1) providing comprehensive professional development 
        (including initial teacher preparation) for vocational, 
        academic, career guidance, and administrative personnel that--
                    ``(A) will help such teachers and personnel to meet 
                the goals established by the State under section 106; 
                and
                    ``(B) reflects the State's assessment of its needs 
                for professional development, as determined under 
                section 2205(b)(2)(C) the Elementary and Secondary 
                Education Act of 1965, and is integrated with the 
                professional development activities that the State 
                carries out under title II of that Act;
            ``(2) developing and disseminating curricula that are 
        aligned, as appropriate, with challenging State academic 
        standards and industry-recognized skill standards;
            ``(3) monitoring and evaluating the quality of, and 
        improvement in, services and activities conducted with 
        assistance under this Act;
            ``(4) promoting equity in secondary and postsecondary 
        education and, to the maximum extent possible, ensuring 
        opportunities for all students, including students who are 
        members of special populations, to participate in education 
        activities that are free from sexual and other harassment and 
        that lead to high-skill, high-wage careers;
            ``(5) supporting tech-prep education activities, including, 
        as appropriate, activities described under part B of this 
        title;
            ``(6) improving and expanding career guidance and 
        counseling programs that assist students to make informed 
        education and career decisions;
            ``(7) improving and expanding the use of technology in 
        instruction;
            ``(8) supporting partnerships of local educational 
        agencies, institutions of higher education, and, as 
        appropriate, other entities, such as employers, labor 
        organizations, parents, community-based organizations, and 
        local workforce boards for enabling all students, including 
        students who are members of special populations, to achieve to 
        challenging State academic standards and industry-recognized 
        skill standards;
            ``(9) promoting the dissemination and use of occupational 
        information and one-stop career center resources;
            ``(10) providing financial incentives or awards to one or 
        more local recipients in recognition of exemplary quality or 
        innovation in education services and activities, or exemplary 
        services and activities for students who are members of special 
        populations, as determined by the State through a peer review 
        process, using performance goals and indicators described in 
        section 106 and any other appropriate criteria;
            ``(11) supporting vocational student organizations, 
        especially with respect to efforts to increase the 
        participation of students who are members of special 
        populations in such organizations;
            ``(12) developing career preparation education curricula 
        that provide students with understanding in all aspects of the 
        industry; and
            ``(13) serving individuals in State institutions, such as 
        State correctional institutions and institutions that serve 
        individuals with disabilities.
    ``(c) Special Populations.--Any State that receives a grant under 
this part shall--
            ``(1) work to eliminate bias and stereotyping in education 
        at the secondary and postsecondary levels;
            ``(2) disseminate data on the effectiveness of career 
        preparation education programs, services, and activities in the 
        State in meeting the educational and employment needs of women 
        and students who are members of special populations;
            ``(3) review proposed actions on applications, grants, 
        contracts, and policies of the State to help ensure that the 
        needs of women and students who are members of special 
        populations are addressed in the administration of this part;
            ``(4) recommend outreach and other activities that inform 
        women and students who are members of special populations about 
        their education and employment opportunities; and
            ``(5) advise local educational agencies, postsecondary 
        educational institutions, and other interested parties in the 
        State on expanding career preparation opportunities for women 
        and students who are members of special populations and 
ensuring that the needs of men and women in training for nontraditional 
jobs are met.
    ``(d) State Report.--(1) The State shall annually report to the 
Secretary on the quality and effectiveness of the programs, services, 
and activities, provided through its grant under this part, as well as 
its grant under part B, based on the performance goals and indicators 
and the expected level of performance included in its State plan under 
section 103(e)(2)(B).
            ``(2) The State report shall also--
                    ``(A) include such information, and in such form, 
                as the Secretary may reasonably require, in order to 
                ensure the collection of uniform data; and
                    ``(B) be made available to the public.

                             ``state plans

    ``Sec. 103. (a) In General.--Any State desiring to receive a grant 
under this part, as well as a grant under part B, for any fiscal year 
shall submit to, or have on file with, the Secretary a five year State 
plan in accordance with this section. The agency or agencies designated 
under section 102(a) may submit its State plan as part of a 
comprehensive plan that may include State plan provisions under the 
Goals 2000; Educate America Act, the School-to-Work Opportunities Act 
of 1994, and section 14302 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965. Any State that receives an implementation grant under 
subpart B of title II of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 
shall make the plan that it submits or files under this section 
consistent with the approved plan for which it received its 
implementation grant.
    ``(b) Approvals.--(1) Notwithstanding the designation of the 
responsible agency or agencies under section 102(a), the agencies that 
shall approve the State plan under subsection (a) are--
            ``(A) the State educational agency; and
            ``(B) the State agency responsible for community colleges.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall approve a State plan under subsection 
(a), or a revision to an approved State plan, only if the Secretary 
determines that it meets the requirements of this section and the 
State's performance goals and expected level of performance under 
subsection (e)(2)(B) are sufficiently rigorous as to meet the purpose 
of this Act and to allow the Department of Education to make progress 
toward its performance objectives and indicators established under the 
Government Performance and Results Act. The Secretary shall establish a 
peer review process to make recommendations regarding approval of the 
State plan and revisions to the plan. The Secretary shall not finally 
disapprove a State plan before giving the State reasonable notice and 
an opportunity for a hearing.
    ``(c) Consultation.--(1) In developing and implementing its plan 
under subsection (a), and any revisions under subsection (g), the 
designated agency or agencies under section 102(a) shall consult widely 
with employers, labor organizations, parents, and other individuals, 
agencies, and organizations in the State that have an interest in 
education and training, including the State agencies responsible for 
activities under the State's implementation grant under the School-to-
Work Opportunities Act of 1994, as well as individuals, employers, and 
organizations that have an interest in education and training for 
students who are members of special populations.
    ``(2) the designated agency or agencies under section 102(a) shall 
submit the State plan under this section, and any revisions to the 
State plan under subsection (g), to the Governor for review and 
comment, and shall ensure that any comments the Governor may have are 
included with the State plan or revision when the plan or revision is 
submitted to the Secretary.
    ``(d) Assessment.--(1) The State plan under subsection (a), and any 
revisions to the state plan under subsection (a), shall be based upon a 
recent, objective assessment of--
            ``(A) the academic and technical skills education, 
        training, and retraining needs of secondary, adult, and 
        postsecondary students, including individuals who are members 
        of special populations, that are necessary to meet the 
        projected skill demands of high-wage, high-skill careers during 
        the period of the plan; and
            ``(B) the capacity of programs, services, and activities to 
        meet those needs, taking into account the priorities under 
        section 101(b) and the State's performance goals under section 
        106(a).
    ``(2) The assessment shall also include--
            ``(A) an analysis of the State's performance on its State 
        and local standards and measures under Section 115 of the Carl 
        D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 
        1990; and
            ``(B) an identification of any provisions of the State plan 
        that have been included based on that analysis.
    ``(e) Contents.--(1) A State plan under subsection (a) shall 
describe how the State will use funds under this part to--
            ``(A) improve student achievement of academic, technical, 
        and other knowledge and skills and address the priorities 
        described in section 101(b);
            ``(B) help ensure that every student, including those who 
        are members of special populations, has the opportunity to 
        achieve to challenging State academic standards and industry-
        recognized skill standards and to be prepared for postsecondary 
        education, further learning, and high-skill, high-wage careers;
            ``(C) further the State's education reform efforts and 
        school-to-work opportunities system; and
            ``(D) carry out State leadership activities under section 
        102.
    ``(2) A State plan under subsection (a) shall also--
            ``(A) describe how the State will integrate its services 
        and activities under this title with the broad education 
        reforms in the State and with relevant employment, training, 
        technology, and welfare programs carried out in the State;
            ``(B) include a statement, expressed in terms of the 
        performance indicators published by the Secretary under section 
        106(b), and any other performance indicators the State may 
        choose, of the State's performance goals established under 
        section 106(a) and the level of performance the State expects 
        to achieve in progressing toward its performance goals during 
        the life of the State plan;
            ``(C) describe how the State will ensure that the data 
        reported to it from its local recipients under this Act and the 
        data it reports to the Secretary are complete, accurate, and 
        reliable;
            ``(D) describe how the State will provide incentives or 
        rewards for exemplary programs, services, or activities under 
        this Act, if the State elects to implement the authority under 
        section 102(b)(10);
            ``(E) describe how funds will be allocated and used at the 
        secondary and postsecondary level, the consortia that will be 
        formed among secondary and postsecondary schools and 
        institutions, and how funds will be allocated to such 
        consortia; and
            ``(F) be made available to the public.
    ``(f) Assurances.--A State plan under subsection (a) shall contain 
assurances that the State will--
            ``(1) comply with the requirements of this Act and the 
        provisions of the State plan; and
            ``(2) provide for the fiscal control and fund accounting 
        procedures that may be necessary to ensure the proper 
        disbursement of, and accounting for, funds paid to the State 
        under this Act.
    ``(g) Revisions.--When changes in conditions or other factors 
require substantial revision to an approved State plan under subsection 
(a), the State shall submit revisions to the State plan to the 
Secretary after the State plan revisions have been approved by the 
agencies responsible for approving the plan under subsection (b).

                           ``local activities

    ``Sec. 104. (a) General Requirements.--Each recipient of a subgrant 
under this part shall--
            ``(1) conduct career preparation education programs, 
        services and activities that further student achievement of 
academic, technical, and other knowledge and skills;
            ``(2) provide services and activities that are of 
        sufficient size, scope, and quality to be effective;
            ``(3) give priority under this part to assisting schools or 
        campuses that serve the highest numbers or percentages of 
        students who are members of special populations; and
            ``(4) promote equity in career preparation education and, 
        to the maximum extent possible, ensure opportunities for every 
        student, including those who are members of special 
        populations, to participate in education activities that are 
        free from sexual and other harassment and that lead to high-
        skill, high-wage careers.
    ``(b) Authorized Activities.--Each recipient of a subgrant under 
this part may use funds to--
            ``(1) provide programs, services, and activities that 
        promote the priorities described in section 101(b), such as--
                    ``(A) developing curricula and assessments that are 
                aligned, as appropriate, with challenging State 
                academic standards, as well as industry-recognized 
                skill standards, and that integrate academic and 
                vocational instruction, school-based and work-based 
                instruction and connecting activities, and secondary 
                and postsecondary level instruction;
                    ``(B) acquiring and adapting equipment, including 
                instructional aids;
                    ``(C) providing professional development 
                activities, including such activities for teachers, 
                mentors, counselors, and administrators, and board 
                members;
                    ``(D) providing services, directly or through 
                community-based or other organizations, that are needed 
                to meet the needs of students who are members of 
                special populations, such as mentoring, opportunities 
                to participate in student organizations, tutoring, 
                curriculum modification, equipment modification, 
                classroom modification, supportive personnel, 
                instructional aids and devices, guidance, career 
                information, English language instruction, 
                transportation, and child care;
                    ``(E) supporting tech-prep education services and 
                activities, career academies, and public charter, 
                pilot, or magnet schools that have a career focus;
                    ``(F) carrying out activities that ensure active 
                and continued involvement of employers, parents, local 
                workforce boards, and labor organizations in the 
                development, implementation, and improvement of a 
                career preparation education in the State, such as 
                support for local school-to-work partnerships and 
                intermediary organizations that support activities that 
                link school and work;
                    ``(G) assisting in the reform of secondary schools, 
                including schoolwide reforms and schoolwide programs 
                authorized under section 1114 of the Elementary and 
                Secondary Education Act of 1965;
                    ``(H) supporting vocational student organizations, 
                especially with respect to efforts to increase the 
                participation of students who are members of special 
                populations in such organizations;
                    ``(I) providing assistance to students who have 
                participated in services and activities under this Act 
                in finding an appropriate job and continuing their 
                education and training; and
                    ``(J) developing and implementing performance 
                management systems and evaluations; and
            ``(2) carry out other services and activities that meet the 
        purposes of this Act.
    ``(c) Equipment.--Equipment acquired or adapted with funds under 
this part may be used for other instructional purposes when not being 
used to carry out this part if such acquisition or adaptation is 
reasonable and necessary for providing services or activities under 
this part and such other use is incidental to, does not interfere with, 
and does not add to the cost of, the use of such equipment under this 
part.

                          ``local applications

    ``Sec. 105. (a) Eligibility.--Schools and other institutions or 
agencies eligible to apply, individually or as consortia, to a State 
for a subgrant under this part are--
            ``(1) local educational agencies;
            ``(2) area vocational education schools;
            ``(3) intermediate educational agencies;
            ``(4) institutions of higher education; and
            ``(5) postsecondary educational institutions controlled by 
        the Bureau of Indian Affairs or operated by, or on behalf of, 
        any Indian tribe that is eligible to contract with the 
        Secretary of the Interior for the administration of programs 
        under the Indian Self-Determination Act or the Act of April 16, 
        1934.
    ``(b) Application Requirements.--Any applicant that is eligible 
under subsection (a) and that desires to receive a subgrant under this 
part shall, according to requirements established by the State, submit 
an application to the agency or agencies designated under section 
102(a). In addition to including such information as the State may 
require and identifying the results the applicant seeks to achieve, 
each application shall also describe how the applicant will use funds 
under this part to--
            ``(1) develop, improve, or implement career preparation 
        education programs, services, or activities in secondary 
        schools and postsecondary institutions and address the 
        priorities described in section 101(b), in accordance with 
        section 103;
            ``(2) evaluate progress toward the results it seeks to 
        achieve, consistent with the performance goals and indicators 
        established under section 106;
            ``(3) coordinate its services and activities with related 
        services and activities offered by community-based 
        organizations, employers, and labor organizations, and, to the 
        extent possible, integrate its services and activities under 
        this title with broad educational reforms in the State and with 
        relevant employment, training, and welfare programs carried out 
        in the State; and
            ``(4) consult with students, their parents, employers, and 
        other interested individuals or groups (including labor 
        organizations and organizations representing special 
        populations), in developing their services and activities.

                   ``performance goals and indicators

    ``Sec. 106. (a) Performance Goals.--(1) Any State desiring to 
receive a grant under this part, as well as under part B, in 
consultation with employers, parents, labor organizations, and other 
individuals, agencies, and organizations in the State that have an 
interest in education and training, shall--
            ``(A) establish performance goals to define the level of 
        performance to be achieved by students served under this title 
        and to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of programs, 
        services, and activities under this title; and
            ``(B) express such goals in an objective, quantifiable, and 
        measurable form.
    ``(2) Any State may also use amounts it receives for State 
leadership activities under section 109(c) to evaluate its entire 
career preparation education program in secondary and postsecondary 
schools and to carry out activities under paragraph (1).
    ``(b) Performance Indicators.--(1) After consultation with the 
Secretary of Labor, States, local educational agencies, institutions of 
higher education, representatives of business and industry, and other 
interested parties, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register 
performance indicators (including the definition of relevant terms and 
appropriate data collection methodologies) described in paragraph (2) 
that State and local recipients shall use in measuring or assessing 
progress toward achieving the State's performance goals under 
subsection (a).
    ``(2) The Secretary shall publish performance indicators for 
programs, services, and activities under this Act in the following 
areas:
            ``(A) achievement to challenging State academic standards, 
        such as those established under Goals 2000: Educate America 
        Act, and industry-recognized skills standards;
            ``(B) receipt of a high school diploma, skill certificate, 
        and postsecondary certificate or degree;
            ``(C) job placement, retention, and earnings, particularly 
        in the student's field of study; and
            ``(D) such other indicators as the Secretary determines.
    ``(c) Transition.--A State shall use the performance goals and 
indicators established under subsections (a) and (b) not later than 
July 1, 1999. In order to provide a transition for State evaluation 
activities, each State receiving funds under this title shall use the 
system of standards and measures the State developed under section 115 
of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act 
as in effect prior to the enactment of this Act during the period that 
the State is establishing performance goals under subsection (a).
    ``(d) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide technical 
assistance to the States regarding the development of the State's 
performance goals under subsection (a), as well as use of uniform 
national performance data. The Secretary may use funds appropriated for 
title II to provide technical assistance under this section.

              ``evaluation, improvement and accountability

    ``Sec. 107. (a) Local Evaluation.--(1) Each recipient of a subgrant 
under this part shall--
            ``(A) annually evaluate, using the performance goals and 
        indicators described in section 106, and report to the State 
        regarding, its use of funds under this part to develop, 
        implement, or improve its career preparation education program, 
        services, and activities; and
            ``(B) biennially evaluate, and report to the State 
        regarding the effectiveness of its programs, services, and 
        activities under this part in achieving the priorities 
        described in section 101(b), including the participation, 
        progress, and outcomes of students who are members of special 
        populations.
    ``(2) Such recipient may evaluate portions of its entire career 
preparation education program, including portions that are not 
supported under this part. If such recipient does so, it need not 
evaluate separately that portion of its entire career preparation 
education program supported with funds under this part.
    ``(b) Improvement Activities.--If a State determines, based on the 
local evaluation conducted under subsection (a) and applicable 
performance goals and indicators established under section 106, that a 
recipient of a subgrant under this part is not making substantial 
progress in achieving the purpose of this Act in accordance with the 
priorities described in section 101(b), the State shall work jointly 
with the recipient to develop a plan, in consultation with teachers, 
counselors, parents, students, employers, and labor organizations, for 
improvement for succeeding school years. If, after not more than 2 
years of implementation of the improvement plan, the State determines 
that the local recipient is not making sufficient progress, the State 
shall take whatever corrective action it deems necessary, consistent 
with State law. The State shall take corrective action only after it 
has provided technical assistance to the recipient and shall ensure 
that any corrective action it takes allows for continued career 
preparation education services and activities for the recipient's 
students.
    ``(c) Technical Assistance.--If the Secretary determines that the 
State is not properly implementing its responsibilities under 
subsection (b), or is not making substantial progress in meeting the 
purpose of this Act or carrying out services and activities under this 
part that are in accord with the priorities described in section 
101(b), based on the performance goals and indicators and expected 
level of performance included in its State plan under section 
103(e)(2)(B), the Secretary shall work with the State to implement 
improvement activities.
    ``(d) Withholding of Federal Funds.--If, after a reasonable time, 
but not earlier than one year after of implementation of the 
improvement activities described in subsection (c), the Secretary 
determines that the State is not making sufficient progress, based on 
the performance goals and indicators and expected level of performance 
included in its State plan under section 103(e)(2)(B), the Secretary 
shall, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, withhold from the 
State all, or a portion, of the State's allotment under this part. The 
Secretary may use funds withheld under the preceding sentence to 
provide, through alternative arrangements, services and activities 
within the State that meet the purpose of this Act and are in accord 
with the priorities described in section 101(b).

                              ``allotments

    ``Sec. 108. (a) Allotment to States for Career Preparation 
Education.--Subject to subsection (b), from the remainder of the sums 
available for this part, the Secretary shall allot to each State for 
each fiscal year--
            ``(1) an amount that bears the same ratio to 50 percent of 
        the sum being allotted as the product of the population aged 15 
to 19, inclusive, in the State in the fiscal year preceding the fiscal 
year for which the determination is made and the State's allotment 
ratio bears to the sum of the corresponding products for all the 
States; and
            ``(2) an amount that bears the same ratio to 50 percent of 
        the sum being allotted as the product of the population aged 20 
        to 24, inclusive, in the State in the fiscal year preceding the 
        fiscal year for which the determination is made and the State's 
        allotment ratio bears to the sum of the corresponding products 
        for all the States.
    ``(b) Hold-Harmless Amounts.--(1) Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law and subject to paragraph (2), for fiscal year 1998 no 
State shall receive an allotment for services and activities authorized 
under this part that is less than 90 percent of the sum of the payments 
made to the State for fiscal year 1997 for programs authorized by title 
II of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education 
Act, and for fiscal years 1998 through 2002 no State shall receive for 
services and activities authorized under this part an allotment that is 
less than 90 percent of its allotment under this part for the preceding 
fiscal year.
    ``(2) If for any fiscal year the amount appropriated for services 
and activities authorized under this part and available for allotment 
under this section is insufficient to satisfy the provisions of 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ratably reduce the payments to all 
States for such services and activities as necessary.
    ``(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the allotment for 
this part for each of American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana 
Islands, and the Virgin Islands shall not be less than $200,000.
    ``(c) Allotment Ratio.--The allotment ratio of any State shall be 
1.00 less the product of--
            ``(1) 0.50; and
            ``(2) the quotient obtained by dividing the per capita 
        income for the State by the per capita income for all the 
        States (exclusive of American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the 
        Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands), except 
        that--
                    ``(A) the allotment ratio shall in no case be more 
                than 0.60 or less than 0.40; and
                    ``(B) the allotment ratio for American Samoa, Guam, 
                Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the 
                Virgin Islands shall be 0.60.
    ``(d) Reallotment.--If the Secretary determines that any amount of 
any State's allotment under subsection (a) for any fiscal year will not 
be required for carrying out the services and activities for which such 
amount has been allotted, the Secretary shall make such amount 
available for reallotment to one or more other States. Any amount 
reallotted to a State under this subsection shall be deemed to be part 
of its allotment for the fiscal year in which it is obligated.
    ``(e) State Grants.--(1) From the State's allotment under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall make a grant for each fiscal year 
to each State that has an approved State plan under section 103.
    ``(2) The Secretary may promulgate regulations with regard to 
indirect cost rates that may be used for grants and subgrants awarded 
under this title.
    ``(f) Definitions and Determinations.--For purposes of this 
section--
            ``(1) allotment ratios shall be computed on the basis of 
        the average of the appropriate per capita incomes for the 3 
        most recent consecutive fiscal years for which satisfactory 
        data are available;
            ``(2) the term `per capita income' means, with respect to a 
        fiscal year, the total personal income in the calendar year 
        ending in such year, divided by the population of the area 
        concerned in such year; and
            ``(3) population shall be determined by the Secretary on 
        the basis of the latest estimates available to the Department 
        that are satisfactory to the Secretary.

          ``within-state allocation and distribution of funds

    ``Sec. 109. (a) In General.--(1) For each of the fiscal years 1998 
and 1999, the State shall award as subgrants to eligible recipients 
under section 105(a) at least 80 percent of its grant under section 
108(e) for that fiscal year.
    ``(2) For each of the fiscal years 2000 through 2002, the State 
shall award as subgrants to eligible recipients under section 105(a) at 
least 85 percent of its grant under section 108(e) for that fiscal 
year.
    ``(b) State Administration.--(1) The State may use an amount not to 
exceed 5 percent of its grant under section 108(e) for each fiscal year 
for administering its State plan, including developing the plan, 
reviewing local applications for subgrants under this part and part B, 
supporting activities to ensure the active participation of interested 
individuals and organizations, and ensuring compliance with all 
applicable Federal laws.
    ``(2) Each State shall match, from non-Federal sources and on a 
dollar-for-dollar basis, the funds used for State administration under 
paragraph (1).
    ``(c) State Leadership.--The State shall use the remainder of its 
grant under section 108(e) for each fiscal year for State leadership 
activities described in section 102.
    ``(d) Distribution of Part A Funds at the Secondary Level.--(1) 
Except as provided in subsections (f), (g), and (h), each State shall, 
each fiscal year, distribute to local educational agencies, or 
consortia of such agencies, within the State funds under this part 
available for secondary level education programs, services, and 
activities that are conducted in accordance with the priorities 
described in section 101(b). Each local educational agency or 
consortium shall be allocated an amount that bears the same 
relationship to the amount available as the amount that the local 
educational agency or consortium was allocated under subpart 2 of part 
A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in 
the preceding fiscal year bears to the total amount received under such 
subpart by all the local educational agencies in the State in such 
fiscal year.
    ``(2) In applying the provisions of paragraph (1), the State 
shall--
            ``(A) distribute those funds that, based on the 
        distribution formula under paragraph (1), would have gone to a 
        local educational agency serving only elementary schools, to 
        the local educational agency that provides secondary school 
        services to secondary school students in the same attendance 
        area;
            ``(B) distribute to a local educational agency that has 
        jurisdiction over secondary schools, but not elementary 
        schools, funds based on the number of students that entered 
        such secondary schools in the previous year from the elementary 
        schools involved; and
            ``(C) distribute funds to an area vocational education 
        school or intermediate educational agency in any case in 
        which--
                    ``(i) the area vocational education school or 
                intermediate educational agency and the local 
                educational agency or agencies concerned have an 
                agreement to use such funds to provide services and 
                activities in accordance with the priorities described 
                in section 101; and
                    ``(ii) the area vocational education school or 
                intermediate educational agency serves an equal or 
                greater proportion of students with disabilities or 
                economically disadvantaged students than the proportion 
                of these students under the jurisdiction of the local 
                educational agencies sending students to the area 
                vocational education school.
    ``(e) Distribution of Part A Funds at the Postsecondary Level.--(1) 
Except as provided in subsections (f), (g), and (h), each State shall, 
each fiscal year, distribute to eligible institutions, or consortia of 
such institutions, within the State funds under this part available for 
postsecondary level services and activities that are conducted in 
accordance with the priorities described in section 101(b). Each such 
eligible institution or consortium shall be allocated an amount that 
bears the same relationship to the amount of funds available as the 
number of Pell Grant recipients and recipients of assistance from the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs enrolled in the preceding fiscal year by such 
institution or consortium in a career preparation education program 
that does not exceed two years bears to the number of such recipients 
enrolled in such programs within the State in such fiscal year.
    ``(2) For the purposes of this subsection--
            ``(A) the term `eligible institution' means--
                    ``(i) an institution of higher education;
                    ``(ii) a local educational agency providing 
                education at the postsecondary level;
                    ``(iii) an area vocational education school 
                providing education at the postsecondary level; and
                    ``(iv) a postsecondary educational institution 
                controlled by the Bureau of Indian Affairs or operated 
                by or on behalf of any Indian tribe that is eligible to 
                contract with the Secretary of the Interior for the 
                administration of programs under the Indian Self-
                Determination Act or the Act of April 16, 1934; and
            ``(B) the term `Pell Grant recipient' means a recipient of 
        financial aid under subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the 
        Higher Education Act of 1965.
    ``(3) An eligible institution may use funds distributed in 
accordance with paragraph (1) to provide postsecondary level services 
and activities for students enrolled in a career preparation education 
program that exceeds two years through a written articulation agreement 
between the eligible institution and the administrators of that 
program.
    ``(f) Alternative Part A Distribution Formula.--The State may 
distribute funds under subsection (d) or (e) using an alternative 
formula if the State demonstrates to the Secretary's satisfaction 
that--
            ``(1) the alternative formula better meets the purposes of 
        this Act;
            ``(2) the alternative formula is in accord with the 
        priorities described in section 1012(b); and
            ``(3)(A) the formula described in subsection (d) or (e) 
        does not result in a distribution of funds to the eligible 
recipients or consortia that have the highest numbers or percentages of 
economically disadvantaged students, as described in subsection (j); 
and
            ``(B) the alternative formula would result in such a 
        distribution.
    ``(g) Minimum Subgrant Amounts.--(1)(A) Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), no local educational agency shall be eligible for a 
subgrant under this part unless the amount allocated to that agency 
under subsection (c) or (d) equals or exceeds $15,000.
    ``(B) The State may waive the requirement in subparagraph (A) in 
any case in which the local educational agency--
            ``(i) enters into a consortium with one or more other local 
        educational agencies to provide services and activities 
        conducted in accordance with the priorities described in 
        section 101(b) and the aggregate amount allocated and awarded 
        to the consortium equals or exceeds $15,000; or
            ``(ii) is located in a rural, sparsely-populated area and 
        demonstrates that the agency is unable to enter into a 
        consortium for the purpose of providing services and activities 
        conducted in accordance with the priorities described in 
        section 101(b), but that the agency is able to provide services 
        and activities that meet the purposes of this Act.
    ``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), no eligible 
institution shall be eligible for a subgrant under this part unless the 
amount allocated to that institution under subsection (d) or (e) equals 
or exceeds $50,000.
    ``(B) The State may waive the requirement in subparagraph (A) in 
any case in which the eligible institution--
            ``(i) enters into a consortium with one or more other 
        eligible institutions to provide services and activities 
        conducted in accordance with the priorities described in 
        section 101 and the aggregate amount allocated and awarded to 
        the consortium equals or exceeds $50,000; or
            ``(ii) is a tribally controlled community college.
    ``(h) Part A Secondary-Postsecondary Consortia.--The State may 
distribute funds available for part A in any fiscal year for secondary 
and postsecondary level services and activities, as applicable, to one 
or more local educational agencies and one or more eligible 
institutions that enter into a consortium in any case in which--
            ``(1) the consortium has been formed to provide services 
        and activities conducted in accordance with the priorities 
        described in section 101(b); and
            ``(2) the aggregate amount allocated and awarded to the 
        consortium under subsections (a), (b), and (c) equals or 
        exceeds $50,000.
    ``(i) Reallocations.--The State shall reallocate to one or more 
local educational agencies, eligible institutions, and consortia any 
amounts that are allocated in accordance with subsections (d) through 
(f), but that would not be used by a local educational agency or 
eligible institution, in a manner the State determines will best serve 
the purpose of this Act and be in accord with the priorities described 
in section 101(b).
    ``(j) Economically Disadvantaged Students.--For purposes of this 
section, the State may determine the number of economically 
disadvantaged students on the basis of--
            ``(1) eligibility for free or reduced-price meals under the 
        National School Lunch Act or for assistance under part A of 
        title IV of the Social Security Act;
            ``(2) the number of children counted for allocation 
        purposes under title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965; or
            ``(3) any other index of disadvantaged economic status if 
        the State demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
        that the index is more representative of the number of low-
        income students than the indices described in paragraphs (1) 
        and (2).

                     ``Part B--Tech-Prep Education

                           ``program elements

    ``Sec. 111. Funds under this part shall be used only to develop, 
implement, and improve tech-prep education programs that--
            ``(1) include--
                    ``(A) a non-duplicative sequence of study, with a 
                common core of required proficiency in mathematics, 
                science, communications, and technology, consisting of 
                at least 2 years of secondary school preceding 
                graduation and leading to an associate degree, an 
                industry-recognized skill certificate, completion of a 
                registered apprenticeship program, or a bachelor's 
                degree in a specific career field;
                    ``(B) an integrated academic and technical 
                curriculum appropriate to the needs of the students 
                enrolled in a secondary school and postsecondary 
                education institutions participating in a consortium;
                    ``(C) curriculum and professional development to--
                            ``(i) train academic, vocational, and 
                        technical teachers to use strategies and 
                        techniques effectively to support tech-prep 
                        education; and
                            ``(ii) train counselors to advise students 
                        effectively, and to help ensure that students 
                        successfully complete their tech-prep education 
                        and enter into appropriate employment;
                    ``(D) preparatory services, including outreach, 
                career counseling, assessment, and testing, that assist 
                students to enter into tech-prep education, as well as 
                career awareness, exploration, and planning activities 
                that help students in tech-prep education to make 
                informed choices;
                    ``(E) equal access for students who are members of 
                special populations; and
                    ``(F) work-based learning opportunities, for both 
                students and educators, that are tied to the tech-prep 
                curriculum; and
            ``(2) are conducted by a consortium--
                    ``(A) of at least one public secondary school or 
                local educational agency and at least one postsecondary 
                educational institution; and
                    ``(B) that displays strong, comprehensive 
                institutional links within the consortium.

                  ``state leadership responsibilities

    ``Sec. 112. (a) In General.--Each State that receives a grant under 
this part may use funds reserved for leadership activities under 
section 109(c) to conduct services and activities that further the 
development, implementation, and improvement of tech-prep education 
programs throughout the State in accordance with the purposes of this 
Act.
    ``(b) State Plan.--Any State desiring to receive a grant under this 
part for any fiscal year shall--
            ``(1) have an approved State plan under section 103 for 
        that fiscal year; and
            ``(2) include in such plan--
                    ``(A) a description of how the State will use funds 
                under this part only to make competitive subgrants to 
                consortia to conduct services and activities that 
                further the development, implementation, and 
                improvement of tech-prep education programs throughout 
                the State in accordance with the purposes of this Act; 
                and
                    ``(B) a description of how tech-prep education 
                programs under this part will relate to, and be 
                integrated with, the career preparation education 
                programs, services, and activities supported in the 
                State under part A of this title.
    ``(c) State Report.--Any State that receives a grant under this 
part shall annually report to the Secretary on the quality and 
effectiveness of its services and activities provided under the grant, 
based on the performance goals and indicators, as appropriate, 
established under section 106. Such report shall be part of the report 
that the State submits in accordance with section 102(d).

                           ``local activities

    ``Sec. 113. (a) General Authority.--Each recipient of a subgrant 
under this part shall use such funds to develop, implement, or improve 
a tech-prep education program described in section 111.
    ``(b) Additional Activities.--A recipient of a subgrant under this 
part may use such funds to--
            ``(1) acquire tech-prep education program equipment, 
        subject to subsection (c); and
            ``(2) obtain technical assistance from State or local 
        entities that have successfully designed, established, and 
        operated tech-prep programs.
    ``(c) Equipment.--Equipment acquired or adapted with funds under 
this part may be used for other instructional purposes when not being 
used to carry out this part if such acquisition or adaptation is 
reasonable and necessary for providing services or activities under 
this part and such other use is incidental to, does not interfere with, 
and does not add to the cost of, the use of such equipment under this 
part.

                          ``local applications

    ``Sec. 114. (a) Articulation Agreement.--A consortium that desires 
to receive a subgrant under this part shall submit to the agency or 
agencies designated under section 102(a) a written articulation 
agreement among the consortium participants that describes each 
participant's role in carrying out the tech-prep education program.
    ``(b) Application Requirements.--(1) A consortium that desires to 
receive a subgrant under this part shall, according to requirements 
established by the State, submit an application to the agency or 
agencies designated under section 102(a). In addition to including such 
information as the State may require and identifying the results the 
consortium seeks to achieve, each application shall also describe how 
the consortium will--
            ``(A) use funds under this part to develop, improve, or 
        implement a tech-prep education program;
            ``(B) evaluate progress toward the results it seeks to 
        achieve, consistent with the performance goals and indicators 
        established under section 106;
            ``(C) coordinate its services and activities with related 
        services and activities offered by community-based 
        organizations, employers, and labor organizations, and, to the 
        extent possible, integrate its services and activities under 
        this part with career preparation education programs, services, 
        and activities, broad education reforms, and relevant 
        employment, training, and welfare programs carried out in the 
        State; and
            ``(D) consult with students, their parents, and other 
        interested individuals or groups (including employers and labor 
        organizations), in developing their services and activities.
    ``(2) A consortium may submit its application as part of the 
application for funds under part A of this title.
    ``(c) Approval and Special Consideration.--(1) The agency or 
agencies designated under section 102(a) shall approve applications 
based on their potential to create an effective tech-prep education 
program as described in section 111.
    ``(2) The designated agency or agencies shall give special 
consideration to applications that--
            ``(A) provide for effective employment placement activities 
        and for the transfer of students to 4-year baccalaureate degree 
        programs;
            ``(B) are developed in consultation with business, 
        industry, labor organizations, and institutions of higher 
        education that award bachelor's degrees;
            ``(C) address effectively the needs of special populations; 
        and
            ``(D) demonstrate the use of tech-prep education programs 
        as a primary strategy for systemic educational reform.

              ``evaluation, improvement and accountability

    ``Sec. 115. (a) Local Evaluation.--(1) Each recipient of a subgrant 
under this part shall--
            ``(A) annual evaluate, using the performance goals and 
        indicators described in section 106, as appropriate, and report 
        to the State regarding, its use of funds under this part to 
        develop, implement, or improve tech-prep education programs 
        described under section 111; and
            ``(B) biennially evaluate and report to the State 
        regarding, the effectiveness of its services and activities 
        supported under this part in achieving the purposes of this 
        Act, including the progress of students who are members of 
        special populations.
    ``(2) Such recipient may evaluate portions of its entire tech-prep 
education program, including portions that are not supported under this 
part. If such recipient does so, it need not evaluate separately that 
portion of its entire tech-prep education program supported with funds 
under this part.
    ``(b) Improvement Activities.--If a State determines, based on the 
local evaluation conducted under subsection (a) and applicable 
performance goals and indicators established under section 106, that a 
recipient of a subgrant under this part is not making substantial 
progress in achieving the purpose of this Act, the State shall work 
jointly with the recipient to develop a plan, in consultation with 
teachers, parents, and students, for improvement for succeeding school 
years. If, after not more than 2 years of implementation of the 
improvement plan, the State determines that the recipient is not making 
sufficient progress, the State shall take whatever corrective action it 
deems necessary, consistent with State law. The State shall take 
corrective action only after it has provided technical assistance to 
the recipient and shall ensure that any corrective action it takes 
allows for continued tech-prep services and activities for the 
recipient's students.
    ``(c) Technical Assistance.--If the Secretary determines that the 
State is not properly implementing its responsibilities under 
subsection (b), or is not making substantial progress in meeting the 
purpose of this Act, based on the performance goals and indicators and 
expected level of performance included in its State plan under section 
103(e)(2)(B), the Secretary shall work with the State to implement 
improvement activities.
    ``(d) Withholding of Federal Funds.--If, after a reasonable time, 
but not earlier than one year after implementation of the improvement 
activities described in subsection (c), the Secretary determines that 
the State is not making sufficient progress, based on the performance 
goals and indicators and expected level of performance included in its 
State plan under section 103(e)(2)(B), the Secretary shall, after 
notice and opportunity for a hearing, withhold from the State all, or a 
portion, of the State's allotment under this part. The Secretary may 
use funds withheld under the preceding sentence to provide, through 
alternative arrangements, tech-prep services and activities within the 
State that meet the purpose of this Act.

                      ``allotment and distribution

    ``Sec. 116. (a) Allotment to States for Tech-Prep Education.--(1) 
From the amount appropriated for this part under section 3(a)(2) for 
each fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot funds to each State for 
programs under this part based on the ratio that its allotment under 
section 108 bears to the sum of State allotments under part A for that 
fiscal year.
    ``(2) From the State's allotment under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall make a grant for each fiscal year to each State that has an 
approved State plan in accordance with section 112(b).
    ``(b) Reallotment.--If the Secretary determines that any amount of 
any State's allotment under subsection (a) for any fiscal year will not 
be required for carrying out the tech-prep education services and 
activities for which such amount has been allotted, the Secretary shall 
make such amount available for reallotment to one or more other States 
to support tech-prep education services and activities. Any amount 
reallotted to a State under this subsection shall be deemed to be part 
of its allotment for the fiscal year in which it is obligated.
    ``(c) Distribution of Funds.--From the amount made available to 
each State under subsection (a)(2), the State agency or agencies 
designated in section 102(a) shall award subgrants to consortia of 
educational institutions on a competitive basis.
    ``(d) Equitable Distribution of Assistance.--In making subgrants 
under this part, the agency or agencies designated under section 102(a) 
shall ensure an equitable distribution of assistance between urban and 
rural areas of the State.

        ``TITLE II--NATIONAL SUPPORT FOR STATE AND LOCAL REFORMS

                        ``awards for excellence

    ``Sec. 201. The Secretary may, from the amount reserved under 
section 3(b)(1) for any fiscal year after the fiscal year 2000, and 
through a peer review process, make performance awards to one or more 
States that have--
            ``(1) exceeded in an outstanding manner their performance 
        goals or expected level of performance under section 
        103(e)(2)(B);
            ``(2) implemented exemplary career preparation education 
        programs, services, or activities in secondary and 
        postsecondary schools in accordance with the priorities 
        described in section 101(b); or
            ``(3) provided exemplary career preparation education 
        programs, services, or activities for students who are members 
        of special populations.

                         ``national activities

    ``Sec. 202. (a) General Authority.--(1) In order to carry out the 
purpose of this Act, the Secretary may, directly or through grants, 
contracts, or cooperative agreements, carry out research, development, 
dissemination, evaluation, capacity-building, and technical assistance 
activities in accord with the purposes of this Act, such as activities 
relating to--
            ``(A) challenging State academic standards and industry-
        recognized skill standards, including curricula and assessments 
        aligned with such standards;
            ``(B) the improvement in academic, technical, 
        communications and other skills of students participating in 
        career preparation education;
            ``(C) best practices in career preparation education, 
        including curricula, assessments, and supportive services;
            ``(D) effective career guidance and counseling practices, 
        including the identification of components of such programs 
        that meet the career preparation education needs of students;
            ``(E) the use of community- and work-based learning, job 
        shadowing, internships, entrepreneurship, and school-based 
        enterprises to further academic and technical skills 
        development;
            ``(F) the use of technology, including distance learning, 
        to enhance learning;
            ``(G) the preparation of students for new and advanced 
        technologies and industries, such as information technology and 
        telecommunications, biotechnology, and robotics;
            ``(H) enhancing employer-school partnerships;
            ``(I) the development of effective performance management 
        systems;
            ``(J) the creation of innovative learning environments with 
        a career focus, such as career academies, and public charter, 
        magnet, and pilot schools;
            ``(K) ``whole school'' reforms, in which all students are 
        expected to gain academic and computer and other technical 
        skills, and be prepared for postsecondary education and career 
        opportunities; and
            ``(L) improvements in technical education at the 
        postsecondary level.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall coordinate activities carried out under 
this section with related activities under the School-to-Work 
Opportunities Act of 1994, the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, the Job 
Training Partnership Act, the Higher Education Act of 1965, and the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
    ``(3) Research and development activities carried out under this 
section may include support for States in their development and 
implementation of performance goals and indicators established under 
section 106. The Secretary shall broadly disseminate information 
resulting from research and development activities carried out under 
this Act, and shall ensure broad access at the State and local levels 
to the information disseminated.
    ``(4) Activities carried out under this section may include support 
for occupational and career information systems, such as the system 
described in section 206.
    ``(b) Professional Development--(1) The Secretary may, directly, or 
through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, support 
professional development activities for educators (including teachers, 
administrators, counselors, mentors, and board members) to help to 
ensure that all students receive an education that prepares them for 
postsecondary education, further learning, and high-skill, high-wage 
careers.
    ``(2)(A) Professional development activities supported under this 
subsection shall--
            ``(i) be tied to challenging State academic standards and 
        industry-recognized skill standards;
            ``(ii) take into account recent research on teaching and 
        learning;
            ``(iii) be of sufficient intensity and duration to have a 
        positive and lasting impact on the educator's performance;
            ``(iv) include strong academic and technical skills content 
        and pedagogical components; and
            ``(v) be designed to improve educators' skills in such 
        areas as integrating academic and vocational instruction, 
        articulating secondary and postsecondary education, combining 
        school-based and work-based instruction and connecting 
        activities, using occupational and career information, computer 
        literacy, innovative uses of educational technology, and all 
        aspects of an industry.
    ``(B) Funds under this subsection may be used for such activities 
as preservice and inservice training, including internships at employer 
sites, training of work-site supervisors, and support for development 
of local, regional, and national educator networks that facilitate the 
exchange of information relevant to the development of career 
preparation education programs.
    ``(3) In supporting activities under this subsection, the Secretary 
shall give priority to designing and implementing new models of 
professional development for educators, and preparing educators to use 
innovative forms of instruction, such as worksite learning and the 
integration of academic and vocational instruction.

                         ``national assessment

    ``Sec. 203. (a) General Authority.--(1) The Secretary shall conduct 
a national assessment of services and activities assisted under this 
Act, through independent studies and analyses, including, when 
appropriate, studies based on data from longitudinal surveys, that are 
conducted through one or more competitive awards.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall appoint an independent advisory panel, 
consisting of administrators, educators, researchers, and 
representatives of employers, parents, counselors, students, special 
populations, labor, and other relevant groups, as well as 
representatives of Governors and other State and local officials, to 
advise the Secretary on the implementation of such assessment, 
including the issues to be addressed, the methodology of the studies, 
and the findings and recommendations. The panel, at its discretion, may 
submit to the Congress an independent analysis of the findings and 
recommendations of the assessment.
    ``(b) Contents.--The assessment required under subsection (a) shall 
examine the extent to which services and activities assisted under this 
Act have achieved their intended purposes and results, including the 
extent to which--
            ``(1) State and local recipients are meeting the 
        performance objectives for their programs established by the 
        Secretary under the Government Performance and Results Act, 
        using the performance indicators unders section 106(b);
            ``(2) State and local services and activities have 
        developed, implemented, or improved systems established under 
        the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994;
            ``(3) services and activities assisted under this Act 
        succeed in preparing students, including students who are 
        members of special populations, for postsecondary education, 
        further learning, and entry into high-skill, high-wage careers;
            ``(4) students who participate in service and activities 
        supported under this Act succeed in meeting challenging State 
        academic standards and industry-recognized skill standards;
            ``(5) services and activities assisted under this Act are 
        integrated with, and further, broad-based education reform; and
            ``(6) the program improvement, participation, local and 
        State assessment, and accountability provisions of this Act, 
        including the performance goals and indicators established 
        under section 106, are effective.
    ``(c) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the Congress an 
interim report on or before July 1, 2001, and a final report on or 
before July 1, 2002.

                       ``national research center

    ``Sec. 204. (a) General Authority.--(1) The Secretary may, through 
grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, establish one or more 
national centers in the areas of--
            ``(A) applied research and development; and
            ``(B) dissemination and training.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall consult with the States prior to 
establishing one or more such centers.
    ``(3) Entities eligible to receive funds under this section are 
institutions of higher education, other public or private nonprofit 
organizations or agencies, and consortia of such institutions, 
organizations, or agencies.
    ``(b) Activities.--(1) The national center or centers shall carry 
out such activities as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to 
assist State and local recipients of funds under this Act to achieve 
the purpose of this Act, which may include activities in such areas 
as--
            ``(A) the integration of vocational and academic 
        instruction, secondary and postsecondary instruction, and work-
        based and classroom-based instruction and connecting 
        activities;
            ``(B) effective inservice and preservice teacher education 
        that assists career preparation education systems at the 
        elementary, secondary, and postsecondary levels;
            ``(C) performance goals and indicators that serve to 
        improve career preparation education programs and student 
        outcomes;
            ``(D) effects of economic changes on the kinds of knowledge 
        and skills required for employment;
            ``(E) longitudinal studies of student achievement; and
            ``(F) dissemination and training activities related to the 
        applied research and demonstration activities described in this 
        subsection, which may also include--
                    ``(i) serving as a repository for industry-
                recognized skill standards, State academic standards, 
                and related materials; and
                    ``(ii) developing and maintaining national networks 
                of educators who facilitate the development of career 
                preparation education systems.
    ``(2) The center or centers conducting the activities described in 
paragraph (1) shall annually prepare a summary of key research findings 
of such center or centers and shall submit copies of the summary to the 
Secretaries of Education, Labor, and Health and Human Services. The 
Secretary shall submit that summary to the Committee on Labor and Human 
Resources of the Senate, and the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce of the House of Representatives.
    ``(c) Review.--From funds available for this title, the Secretary 
shall--
            ``(1) consult at least annually with the national center or 
        centers and with experts in education to ensure that the 
        activities of the national center or centers meet the needs of 
        career preparation education programs; and
            ``(2) undertake an independent review of award recipients 
        under this section prior to extending an award to such 
        recipient beyond 5 years.

                             ``data systems

    ``Sec. 205. (a) In General.--The Secretary shall maintain a data 
system to collect information about, and report on, the condition of 
career preparation education and on the effectiveness of State and 
local programs, services, and activities carried out under this Act in 
order to provide the Secretary and the Congress, as well as Federal, 
State, local, and tribal agencies, with information relevant to 
improvement in the quality and effectiveness of career preparation. The 
Secretary shall periodically report to the Congress on the Secretary's 
analysis of performance data collected each year pursuant to this Act.
    ``(b) Contents.--The data system shall--
            ``(1) provide information on the participation and 
        performance of students, including students who are members of 
        special populations;
            ``(2) include data that are at least nationally 
        representative;
            ``(3) report on career preparation in the context of 
        education reform; and
            ``(4) be based, to the extent feasible, on data from 
        general purpose data system of the Department or other Federal 
        agencies, augmented as necessary with data from additional 
        surveys focusing on career preparation education.
    ``(c) Coordination.--(1) The Secretary shall consult with a wide 
variety of experts in academic and occupational education, including 
individuals with expertise in the development and implementation of 
career preparation education, in the development of data collections 
and reports under this section.
    ``(2) In maintaining the data system, the Secretary shall--
            ``(A) ensure that the system, to the extent practicable, 
        uses comparable information elements and uniform definitions 
        common to State plans, performance indicators, and State and 
        local assessments; and
            ``(B) cooperate with the Secretaries of Commerce and Labor 
        to ensure that the data system is compatible with other Federal 
        information systems regarding occupational data, and to the 
        extent feasible, allow for international comparisons.
    ``(d) Assessments.--(1) As a regular part of its assessments, the 
National Center for Education Statistics shall, as appropriate, collect 
and report information on career preparation education for a nationally 
representative sample of students, including, to the extent feasible, 
fair and accurate assessments of the educational achievement of special 
populations. Such assessment may include international comparisons.
    ``(2) The Commissioner of Education Statistics may authorize a 
State educational agency, or consortium of such agencies, to use items 
and data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress for the 
purpose of evaluating a course of study related to services and 
activities under title I, if the Commissioner has determined in writing 
that such use will not--
            ``(A) result in the identification of characteristics or 
        performance of individual schools or students;
            ``(B) result in the ranking or comparing of schools or 
        local educational agencies;
            ``(C) be used to evaluate the performance of teachers, 
        principals, or other local educators for reward or punishment; 
        or
            ``(D) corrupt the use or value of data collected for the 
        National Assessment.

       ``national occupational information coordinating committee

    ``Sec. 206. (a) In General.--There is established a National 
Occupational Information Coordinating Committee (in this section 
referred to as the ``Committee'') which shall consist of the Assistant 
Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education, the Commissioner of the 
Rehabilitation Services Administration, the Director of the Office of 
Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs, the Assistant 
Secretary for Postsecondary Education, the Assistant Secretary for 
Elementary and Secondary Education, the Commissioner of the National 
Center for Education Statistics of the Department of Education, the 
Commissioner of Labor Statistics and the Assistant Secretary for 
Employment and Training of the Department of Labor, the Under Secretary 
for Research, Education, and Economics of the Department of 
Agriculture, the Assistant Secretary for Economic Development of the 
Department of Commerce, and the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Force 
Management and Personnel). The Committee shall provide funds, on an 
annual basis, to State occupational information coordinating committees 
and to eligible recipients and shall--
            ``(1) in the use of program and employment data, improve 
        coordination and communication among administrators and 
        planners of education and employment and training programs, 
        including corrections and welfare programs, at the Federal, 
        State, and local levels;
            ``(2) coordinate the efforts of Federal, State, and local 
        agencies and tribal agencies with respect to such programs;
            ``(3) develop and implement, in cooperation with State and 
        local agencies, an occupational information system to meet the 
        common occupational information needs of education programs and 
        employment and training programs at the national, State, and 
        local levels;
            ``(4) conduct studies to improve the quality and delivery 
        of occupation and career information; and
            ``(5) develop curricula and career information resources 
        and provide training and technical assistance consistent with 
        section 453(b)(2) of the Job Training Partnership Act in 
        support of comprehensive guidance and counseling programs 
        designed to promote improved career decision making by 
        individuals.
    ``(b) State Committees.--Each State receiving assistance under this 
Act shall establish a State occupational information coordinating 
committee composed of representatives of the State education, 
vocational education, and postsecondary education agencies, the State 
employment security agency, the State economic development agency, the 
State job training coordinating council, and the agency administering 
the vocational rehabilitation program. Such committee shall, with funds 
available to it from the National Occupational Information Coordinating 
Committee established under subsection (a)--
            ``(1) implement an occupational information system in the 
        State that will meet the common needs for the planning for, and 
        the operation of, education and employment and training 
        programs, including corrections and welfare;
            ``(2) implement a career information delivery system; and
            ``(3) conduct training and technical assistance in support 
        of personnel delivering career development services.
    ``(c) Allocation.--Of amounts made available by the Secretary to 
carry out the provisions of this section, the Committee shall use not 
less than 75 percent of such funds to support State occupational 
information coordinating committees for the purpose of operating State 
occupational information systems and career information delivery 
systems.
    ``(d) Gifts, Bequests, and Devises.--(1) The Committee may accept, 
administer, and use gifts or donations of services, money, or property, 
whether real or personal, tangible or intangible.
    ``(2) The responsible official shall establish written rules 
setting forth the criteria to be used by the Committee in determining 
whether the acceptance of contributions of services, money, or property 
would reflect unfavorably upon the ability of the Institute or any 
employee to carry out its responsibilities or official duties in a fair 
and objective manner, or would compromise the integrity, or the 
appearance of integrity, of its programs or any official involved in 
those programs.
    ``(e) Experts and Consultants.--The Committee may procure temporary 
and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United 
States Code.

    ``career preparation education for indians and native hawaiians

    ``Sec. 207. (a) Allotment for Indians and Native Hawaiians.--In 
each fiscal year, from the amount the Secretary reserves under section 
3(b)(2)--
            ``(1) 1.5 percent shall be available for carrying out 
        subsections (b) and (c); and
            ``(2) 0.25 percent shall be available for carrying out 
        subsection (d).
    ``(b) Assistance to Tribes or Bureau-Funded Schools.--(1)(A) From 
funds reserved under subsection (a)(1) for each fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements 
with, tribal organizations of eligible Indian tribes or Bureau-funded 
schools to develop and provide services and activities that are 
consistent with the purpose of this Act and conducted in accordance 
with the priorities described in section 101.
    ``(B) Any tribal organization or Bureau-funded school that receives 
assistance under this subsection shall--
            ``(i) establish performance goals and indicators to define 
        the level of performance to be achieved by students served 
        under this subsection;
                    ``(ii) evaluate the quality and effectiveness of 
                services and activities provided under this subsection;
                    ``(iii) provide guidance and counseling services to 
                students; and
                    ``(iv) help to ensure that students served under 
                this subsection have an opportunity to achieve to 
                challenging academic and industry recognized skill 
                standards, receive high school diplomas, skill 
                certificates, and postsecondary certificates or 
                degrees, and enter employment related to their course 
                work.
    ``(2)(A) The Secretary shall make such a grant or cooperative 
agreement--
            ``(i) upon the request of any Indian tribe that is eligible 
        to contract with the Secretary of the Interior for programs 
        under the Indian Self-Determination Act or the Act of April 16, 
        1934; or
            ``(ii) upon the application (filed under such conditions as 
        the Secretary may require) of any Bureau-funded school that 
        offers secondary programs.
    ``(B)(i) A grant or cooperative agreement under this subsection 
with any tribal organization shall be subject to the terms and 
conditions of section 102 of the Indian Self-Determination Act, except 
section 102(b), and shall be conducted in accordance with the 
provisions of sections 4, 5, and 6 of the Act of April 16, 1934 that 
are relevant to the services and activities administered under this 
subsection. An eligible applicant that receives written notification 
that the Secretary will not award it a grant or cooperative agreement 
may submit written objections to that notice in accordance with 
regulations of the Secretary.
    ``(ii) A grant or cooperative agreement under this subsection with 
any Bureau-funded school shall not be subject to the requirements of 
the Indian Self-Determination Act or the Act of April 16, 1934.
    ``(C) Any tribal organization or Bureau-funded school eligible to 
receive assistance under this subsection may apply individually or as 
part of a consortium with another tribal organization or school.
    ``(D) The Secretary may not place upon such grants or cooperative 
agreements any restrictions relating to programs or results other than 
those that apply to grants or cooperative agreements to States under 
this Act.
    ``(3) Any tribal organization or Bureau-funded school receiving 
assistance under this subsection may provide stipends to students who 
are undertaking career preparation education and who have acute 
economic needs that cannot be met through work-study programs.
    ``(4) In making grants or cooperative agreements under this 
subsection, the Secretary shall give special consideration to awards 
that involve, are coordinated with, or encourage, tribal economic 
development plans.
    ``(c) Assistance to Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Vocational 
Institutions.--(1) The Secretary may make 4-year grants to tribally 
controlled postsecondary vocational institutions to provide to Indian 
students services and activities that are consistent with the purpose 
of this Act and conducted in accordance with the priorities described 
in section 101(b), including support for the operation, maintenance, 
and capital expenses of such institutions.
    ``(2) To be eligible for assistance under this subsection, a 
tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institution shall--
            ``(A) be governed by a board of directors or trustees, a 
        majority of whom are Indians;
            ``(B) demonstrate adherence to stated goals, a philosophy, 
        or a plan of operation that fosters individual Indian economic 
        self-sufficiency;
            ``(C) have been in operation for at least 3 years;
            ``(D) hold accreditation with, or be a candidate for 
        accreditation by, a nationally recognized accrediting authority 
        for postsecondary vocational education;
            ``(E) offer technical degrees or certificate-granting 
        programs; and
            ``(F) enroll the full-time equivalent of not less than 100 
        students, of whom a majority are Indians.
    ``(3) To receive assistance under this subsection, a tribally 
controlled postsecondary vocational institution shall apply to the 
Secretary in such manner and at such time as the Secretary may require.
    ``(4) The Secretary shall, based on the availability of 
appropriations, distribute to each tribally controlled vocational 
institution having an approved application an amount based on full-time 
equivalent Indian students at each such institution.
    ``(d) Assistance to Native Hawaiians.--(1) In recognition of the 
findings and declarations made by Congress in section 9202 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7902), the 
Secretary shall, from the funds reserved under subsection (a)(2) for 
each fiscal year, make one or more grants to, or enter into one or more 
cooperative agreements with, organizations, institutions, or agencies 
with experience providing educational and related services to Native 
Hawaiians to develop and provide, for the benefit of Native Hawaiians, 
services and activities that are consistent with the purpose of this 
Act and conducted in accordance with the priorities described in 
section 101(b).
    ``(2) To receive assistance under this subsection, the 
organization, institution, or agency shall apply to the Secretary in 
such manner and at such time as the Secretary may require.
    ``(e) Accountability.--The Secretary shall require from each 
institution assisted under this section such information regarding 
fiscal control and program quality and effectiveness as is reasonable.
    ``(f) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
            ``(1) The term `Bureau-funded school' has the same meaning 
        given `Bureau funded school' in section 1146(3) of the 
        Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2026(3)).
            ``(2) The term `full-time equivalent Indian students' means 
        the sum of the number of Indian students enrolled full time at 
        an institution, plus the full-time equivalent of the number of 
        Indian students enrolled part time (determined on the basis of 
        the quotient of the sum of the credit hours of all part-time 
        students divided by 12) at such institution.
            ``(3) The term `Indian' means a member of an Indian tribe.
            ``(4) The term `Indian tribe' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 102(2) of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe 
        List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 479a(2)).

                    ``TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                               ``waivers

    ``Sec. 301. (a) Request for Waiver.--Any State may request, on its 
own behalf or on behalf of a local recipient, a waiver by the Secretary 
of one or more statutory or regulatory provisions described in this 
section in order to carry out more effectively State efforts to reform 
education and develop, implement, or improve career preparation 
education, including tech-prep education, in the State.
    ``(b) General Authority.--(1) Except as provided in subsection (d), 
the Secretary may waive any requirement of any statute listed in 
subsection (c), or of the regulations issued under that statute, for a 
State that requests such a waiver--
            ``(A) if, and only to the extent that the Secretary 
        determines that such requirement impedes the ability of the 
        State to carry out State efforts to reform education and 
        develop, implement, or improve career preparation education in 
        the State.
            ``(B) if the State waives, or agrees to waive, any similar 
        requirements of State law;
            ``(C) if, in the case of a statewide waive, the State--
                    ``(i) has provided all local recipients of 
                assistance under this Act in the State with notice of, 
                and an opportunity to comment on, the State's proposal 
                to request a waiver; and
                    ``(ii) has submitted the comments of such 
                recipients to the Secretary; and
            ``(D) if the State provides such information as the 
        Secretary reasonably requires in order to make such 
        determinations.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall act promptly on any request submitted 
under paragraph (1).
    ``(3) Each waiver approved under this subsection shall be for a 
period not to exceed five years, except that the Secretary may extend 
such period if the Secretary determines that the waiver has been 
effective in enabling the State to carry out the purpose of this Act.
    ``(c) Programs.--(1) The statutes subject to the waiver authority 
of the Secretary under this section are--
            ``(A) this Act;
            ``(B) part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (authorizing programs and activities to 
        help disadvantaged children meet high standards);
            ``(C) part B of title II of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional 
        Development Program);
            ``(D) title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
        Act of 1965 (Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 
        1994);
            ``(E) title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
        Act of 1965 (Innovative Education Program Strategies);
            ``(F) part C of title VII of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (Emergency Immigrant Education Program); 
        and
            ``(G) the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994.
    ``(2) The Secretary may not waive any requirement under paragraph 
(1)(G) without the concurrence of the Secretary of Labor.
    ``(d) Waivers Not Authorized.--The Secretary may not waive any 
statutory or regulatory requirement of the programs listed in 
subsection (c) relating to--
            ``(1) the basic purposes or goals of the affected programs;
            ``(2) maintenance of effort;
            ``(3) comparability of services;
            ``(4) the equitable participation of students attending 
        private schools;
            ``(5) parental participation and involvement;
            ``(6) the distribution of funds to States or to local 
        recipients;
            ``(7) the eligibility of an individual for participation in 
        the affected programs;
            ``(8) public health or safety, labor standards, civil 
        rights, occupational safety and health, or environmental 
        protection; or
            ``(9) prohibitions or restrictions relating to the 
        construction of buildings or facilities.
    ``(e) Termination of Waiver.--The Secretary shall periodically 
review the performance of any State for which the Secretary has granted 
a waiver under this section and shall terminate such waiver if the 
Secretary determines that the performance of the State affected by the 
waiver has been inadequate to justify a continuation of the waiver, or 
the State fails to waive similar requirements of State law in 
accordance with subsection (b)(1)(B).

                      ``effect of federal payments

    ``Sec. 302. (a) Student Financial Assistance.--(1) The portion of 
any student financial assistance received under this Act that is made 
available for attendance costs described in paragraph (2) shall not be 
considered as income or resources in determining eligibility for 
assistance under any program of welfare benefits, including the 
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program, that is funded in whole 
or in part with Federal funds.
    ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, attendance costs are--
            ``(A) tuition and fees normally assessed a student carrying 
        the same academic workload, as determined by the institution, 
        including costs for rental or purchase of any equipment, 
        materials, or supplies required of all students in the same 
        course of study; and
            ``(B) an allowance for books, supplies, transportation, 
        dependent care, and miscellaneous personal expenses for a 
        student attending the institution on at least a half-time 
        basis, as determined by the institution.
    ``(b) Institutional Aid.--No State shall take into consideration 
payments under this Act in determining, for any educational agency or 
institution in that State, the eligibility for State aid, or the amount 
of State aid, with respect to public education within the State.

                        ``maintenance of effort

    ``Sec. 303. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a State may 
receive its full allotment of funds under part A and part B for any 
fiscal year only if the Secretary finds that either the fiscal effort 
per student or the aggregate expenditures of such State for career 
preparation education, including tech-prep education programs, for the 
fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is 
made was not less than 90 percent of such fiscal effort or aggregate 
expenditures for career preparation education for the second fiscal 
year preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is made.
    ``(b) The Secretary shall reduce the amount of allotments of funds 
under part A and part B for any fiscal year in the exact proportion by 
which the State fails to meet the requirements of subsection (a) by 
falling below 90 percent of either the fiscal effort per student or 
aggregate expenditures (using the measure most favorable to the State), 
and no such lesser amount shall be used for computing the effort 
required under subsection (a) for subsequent years.
    ``(c) The Secretary may waive, for one fiscal year only, the 
requirements of this section if the Secretary determines that such a 
waiver would be equitable due to exceptional or uncontrollable 
circumstances such as a natural disaster or a precipitous and 
unforeseen decline in the financial resources of the State.

             ``identification of state-imposed requirements

    ``Sec. 304. Any State rule or policy imposed on the provision of 
services or activities funded by this Act, including any rule or policy 
based on State interpretation of any Federal law, regulation, or 
guideline, shall be identified as a State-imposed requirement.

                       ``out-of-state relocations

    ``Sec. 305. No funds provided under this Act shall be used for the 
purpose of directly providing incentives or inducements to an employer 
or relocate a business enterprise from one State to another if such 
relocation would result in a reduction in the number of jobs available 
in the State where the business enterprise is located before such 
incentives or inducements are offered.

                             ``entitlement

    ``Sec. 306. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to provide any 
individual with an entitlement to services under this Act.

                             ``definitions

    ``Sec. 307. As used in this Act, unless otherwise noted:
            ``(1) The term `all aspects of an industry' has the same 
        meaning as given that term under section 4(1) of the School-to-
        Work Opportunities Act of 1994.
            ``(2) The term `area vocational education school' means--
                    ``(A) a specialized public high school that 
                provides vocational education to students who are 
                preparing to earn a high school diploma or its 
                equivalency and to enter the labor market; or
                    ``(B) a public technical institute or vocational 
                school that provides vocational education to 
                individuals who have completed or left high school and 
                who are preparing to enter the labor market.
            ``(3) The term `career guidance and counseling' has the 
        same meaning as given that term under section 4(4) of the 
        School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994.
            ``(4) The term `community-based organization' means any 
        such organization of demonstrated effectiveness described in 
        section 4(5) of the Job Training Partnership Act.
            ``(5) The term `institution of higher education' has the 
        same meaning as given that term under section 1201(a) of the 
        Higher Education Act of 1965.
            ``(6) The term `intermediate educational agency' means a 
        combination of school districts or counties (as defined in 
        section 14101(9) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
        of 1965) as are recognized in a State as an administrative 
        agency for the State's career preparation education schools or 
        for career preparation education programs within its public 
        elementary or secondary schools.
            ``(7) The term `limited English proficiency' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 7501(8) of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
            ``(8) The term `local educational agency' has the same 
        meaning as given that term under section 4(10) of the School-
        to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994.
            ``(9) The term `postsecondary educational institution' 
        means--
                    ``(A) an institution of higher education, as 
                defined in section 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act 
                of 1965, that provides not less than a 2-year program 
                which is acceptable for full credit toward a bachelor's 
                degree;
                    ``(B) a tribally controlled community college; or
                    ``(C) a not-for-profit educational institution 
                offering apprenticeship programs of at least 2 years 
                beyond the completion of secondary school.
            ``(10) The term `school dropout' has the same meaning as 
        given that term under section 4(17) of the School-to-Work 
        Opportunities Act of 1994.
            ``(11) The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of 
        Education.
            ``(12) The term `skill certificate' has the same meaning as 
        given that term under section 4(22) of the School-to-Work 
        Opportunities Act of 1994.
            ``(13) The term `special populations' includes students 
        with disabilities, educationally or economically disadvantaged 
        students, students of limited English proficiency, displaced 
        homemakers, teen parents, single pregnant women, foster 
        children, migrant children, school dropouts, students who are 
        identified as being at-risk of dropping out of secondary 
        school, students who are seeking to prepare for occupations 
        that are not traditional for their gender, and, to the extent 
        feasible, individuals younger than age 25 in correctional 
        institutions.
            ``(14) Except as otherwise provided, the term `State' 
        includes, in addition to each of the several States, the 
        District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
        Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana 
        Islands.
            ``(15) The term `State educational agency' has the same 
        meaning as given that term under section 4(24) of the School-
        to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994.
            ``(16) The term `students with disabilities' means students 
        who have a disability or disabilities, as such term is defined 
        in section 3(2) of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990.
            ``(17) The term `tribally controlled community college' 
        means an institution that receives assistance under the 
        Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1976 or 
        the Navajo Community College Act.''.

                 TITLE II--EFFECTIVE DATES, TRANSITION

                             effective date

    Sec. 201. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 1998.

                               transition

    Sec. 202. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law--
            (1) upon enactment of the Career Preparation Education 
        Reform Act of 1997, a State or local recipient of funds under 
        the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education 
        Act may use any such unexpended funds to carry out services and 
        activities that are authorized by either such Act or the Carl 
        D. Perkins Career Preparation Education Act; and
            (2) A State or local recipient of funds under the Carl D. 
        Perkins Career Preparation Education Act for the fiscal year 
        1998 may use such funds to carry out services and activities 
        that are authorized by either such Act or were authorized by 
        the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education 
        Act prior to its amendment.

                  TITLE III--AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS

             amendments to the job training partnership act

    Sec. 301. The Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) 
is amended--
            (1) in section (4)--
                    (A) in paragraph (14), by striking ``in section 
                521(22) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education 
                Act'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 4(10) of 
                the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (28), by striking ``Vocational 
                Education Act'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
                ``Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act as in 
                effect on the day prior to the date of enactment of the 
                Career Preparation Education Reform Act of 1997'';
            (2) in section 121(a)(2), by adding at the end thereof the 
        following sentence: ``The State may submit such plan as part of 
        a State plan, or amendment to a State plan, under the Carl D. 
        Perkins Career Preparation Education Act or the School-to-Work 
        Opportunities Act of 1994.'';
            (3) in section 122(b)--
                    (A) by amending paragraph (8) to read as follows:
            ``(8) consult with the appropriate State agency under 
        section 105 of the Carl D. Perkins Career Preparation Education 
        Act to obtain a summary of activities and an analysis of 
        results in training women in nontraditional employment under 
        such Act, and annually disseminate such summary to service 
        delivery areas, service providers throughout the State, and the 
        Secretary;''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (11)(B), by striking ``section 
                113(b)(14) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education 
                Act'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 105(e)(2) 
                of the Carl D. Perkins Career Preparation Education 
                Act'';
            (4) in section 123(c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(E)(iii), by striking ``Carl D. 
                Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act 
                (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.)'' and inserting in lieu 
                thereof ``Carl D. Perkins Career Preparation Education 
                Act''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(D)(iii), by striking 
                ``Vocational and Applied Technology'' and inserting in 
                lieu thereof ``Career Preparation'';
            (5) in section 125--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by inserting after 
                ``coordinating committee'' a comma and ``as described 
                in section 422(b) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and 
                Applied Technology Education Act as in effect on the 
                day prior to the date of enactment of the Career 
                Preparation Education Reform Act of 1997,'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking out 
                ``Vocational'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Career 
                Preparation''; and
                    (C) in subsection (c), by inserting after 
                ``Coordinating Committee'' a comma and ``as established 
                in section 422(a) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and 
                Applied Technology Education Act as in effect on the 
                day prior to the date of enactment of the Career 
                Preparation Education Reform Act of 1997,'';
            (6) in section 205(a)(2) by striking ``Carl D. Perkins 
        Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 
        et seq.)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Carl D. Perkins 
Career Preparation Education Act'';
            (7) in section 265(b)(3), by striking ``Carl D. Perkins 
        Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 
        et seq.)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Carl D. Perkins 
        Career Preparation Education Act'';
            (8) in section 314(g)(2), by striking out ``Vocational and 
        Applied Technology'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Career 
        Preparation'';
            (9) in section 427(a)(1), by striking ``local agencies, 
        including a State board or agency designation pursuant to 
        section 111(a)(1) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Act which 
        operates or wishes to develop area vocational education school 
        facilities or residential vocational schools (or both) as 
        authorized by such Act, or private organizations'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``local agencies, or private 
        organizations'';
            (10) in section 455(b), by striking ``Carl D. Perkins 
        Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 
        et seq.)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Carl D. Perkins 
        Career Preparation Education Act'';
            (11) in section 461(c), by striking out ``Vocational'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``Career Preparation'';
            (12) in section 464--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking out ``Carl D. 
                Perkins Vocational Education Act)'' and inserting in 
                lieu thereof ``Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 
                Technology Education Act as in effect on the day prior 
                to the date of enactment of the Career Preparation 
                Education Reform Act of 1997)'';
                    (B) in subsection (b), by striking out ``In 
                addition to its responsibilities under the Carl D. 
                Perkins Vocational Education Act, the'' and inserting 
                in lieu thereof ``The''; and
                    (C) in subsection (c), by striking out ``this Act, 
                under section 422 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
                Education Act, and'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
                ``this Act and'';
            (13) in section 605(c), by striking out ``Vocational 
        Education Act)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Vocational and 
        Applied Technology Education Act as in effect on the day prior 
        to the date of enactment of the Career Preparation Education 
        Act of 1995)'';
            (14) in section 701(b)--
                    (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this title, the term 
        `applicable Federal human resource program' includes any 
        program authorized under the provisions of law described under 
        paragraph (2)(A) that the Governor and the head of the State 
        agency or agencies responsible for the administration of such 
        program jointly agree to include within the jurisdiction of the 
        State Council.''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking ``Carl D. 
                Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act 
                (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.)'' and inserting in lieu 
                thereof ``Carl D. Perkins Career Preparation Education 
                Act''; and
            (15) in section 703(a)(2), by striking the comma after 
        ``section 123(a)(2)(D)'' and ``except that, with respect to the 
        Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act 
        (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), such State may use funds only to the 
        extent provided under section 112(g) of such Act''.

                 amendments to the adult education act

    Sec. 302. The Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.) is 
amended--
            (1) in section 322(a)(4), by striking ``Vocational and 
        Applied Technology'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Career 
        Preparation'';
            (2) in section 342--
                    (A) in subsection (c)(11), by striking ``Carl D. 
                Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1963'' and 
                inserting in lieu thereof ``Carl D. Perkins Career 
                Preparation Education Act''; and
                    (B) in subsection (d), by striking ``Vocational'' 
                and inserting in lieu thereof ``Career Preparation''; 
                and
            (3) by amending section 384(d)(1)(D)(ii) to read as 
        follows:
                    ``(ii) be coordinated with activities conducted by 
                other educational and training entities that provide 
                relevant technical assistance;''.

       amendments to the school-to-work opportunities act of 1994

    Sec. 303. The School-to-Work Opportunities Act (20 U.S.C. 1601 et 
seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 202(a)(3), by striking ``Vocational and 
        Applied Technology'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Career 
        Preparation'';
            (2) in section 203(b)(2), by striking clause (I) and 
        redesignating clauses (J) and (K) as clauses (I) and (J), 
        respectively;
            (3) in section 213--
                    (A) in subsection (d)(6)(B), by striking 
                ``Vocational and Applied Technology'' and inserting in 
                lieu thereof ``Career Preparation''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)(4), by striking clause (I) 
                and redesignating clauses (J) and (K) as clauses (I) 
                and (J), respectively;
            (4) in section 403(a), by striking ``the individuals 
        assigned under section 111(b)(1) of the Carl D. Perkins 
        Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
        2321(b)(1)),'';
            (5) in section 404--
                    (A) by inserting ``and'' after ``(29 U.S.C. 
                1733(b)),''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and the National Network for 
                Curriculum Coordination in Vocational Education under 
                section 402(c) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and 
                Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
                2402(c)),'';
            (6) in section 502(b)(6), by striking ``Vocational and 
        Applied Technology'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Career 
        Preparation''; and
            (7) in section 505--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(2)(B)(i), by striking 
                ``section 102(a)(3) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
                and Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
                2312(a)(3)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
                112(c) of the Carl D. Perkins Career Preparation 
                Education Act''; and
                    (B) in subsection (e), by striking ``section 201(b) 
                of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 
                Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2312(a)(3)'' and 
                inserting in lieu thereof ``section 102 of the Carl D. 
                Perkins Career Preparation Educational Act''.

    amendments to the elementary and secondary education act of 1965

    Sec. 304. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 1114(b)(2)(C)(v), by striking ``Vocational 
        and Applied Technology'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Career 
        Preparation'';
            (2) in section 9115(b)(5), by striking ``Vocational and 
        Applied Technology'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Career 
        Preparation'';
            (3) by amending section 14302(a)(2)(C) to read as follows: 
        ``(C) services and activities under section 102 of the Carl D. 
        Perkins Preparation Education Act;'' and
            (4) in section 14307(a)(1), by striking ``Vocational and 
        Applied Technology'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Career 
        Preparation''.

           amendments to the goals 2000: educate america act

    Sec. 305. The Goals 2000: Educate America Act (20 U.S.C. 5801 et 
seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 306--
                    (A) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by inserting before 
                the semicolon at the end thereof a comma and ``as in 
                effect on the day prior to the date of enactment of the 
                Career Preparation Education Reform Act of 1997, until 
                not later than July 1, 2000, and the performance goals 
                and indicators developed pursuant to section 107 of the 
                Carl D. Perkins Career Preparation Education Act 
                thereafter''; and
                    (B) in subsection (l), by striking out ``Vocational 
                and Applied Technology'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
                ``Career Preparation''; and
            (2) in section 311(b)(6), by striking out ``Vocational and 
        Applied Technology'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Career 
        Preparation''.

               other technical and conforming amendments

    Sec. 306. (a) Higher Education Act of 1965.--The Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by amending section 127(2) to read as follows:
            ``(2) have as one of the partners participating in an 
        articulation agreement, an entity that uses funds under title I 
        of the Carl D. Perkins Career Preparation Education Act to 
        support tech-prep education services and activities;'';
            (2) in section 481(a)(3)(A), by striking ``section 
        521(4)(C) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 
        Technology Education Act'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``section 305(3)(B) of the Carl D. Perkins Career Preparation 
        Education Act'';
            (3) in section 484(l)(1), by striking ``section 521(4)(C) 
        of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology 
        Education Act'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
        305(3)(B) of the Carl D. Perkins Career Preparation Education 
        Act''; and
            (4) in section 503(b)(2)(B)(vi), by striking ``in a Tech-
        Prep program under section 344 of the Carl D. Perkins 
        Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act'' and inserting 
in lieu thereof ``in a tech-prep program supported through services and 
activities under the Carl D. Perkins Career Preparation Education 
Act''.
    (b) Individuals With Disabilities Education Act.--Section 626(g) of 
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et 
seq.) is amended by striking out ``Vocational and Applied Technology'' 
and inserting in lieu thereof ``Career Preparation''.
    (c) Rehabilitation Act of 1973.--Section 101(a)(11)(A) of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) is amended by 
striking out ``Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (20 
U.S.C. 2301 et seq.)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Career 
Preparation Education Act''.
    (d) Displaced Homemakers Self-Sufficiency Assistance Act.--Section 
9(a)(2) of the Displaced Homemakers Self-Sufficiency Assistance Act (29 
U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) is amended by inserting ``as in effect on the day 
prior to the date of enactment of the Career Preparation Education 
Reform Act of 1997 or the State agency or agencies designated under 
section 102(a) of the Carl D. Perkins Career Preparation Education 
Act,''.
    (e) Wagner-Peyser Act.--Section 7(c)(2)(A) of the Act of June 6, 
1933 (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.) is amended by striking out ``Vocational and 
Applied Technology'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Career 
Preparation''.
    (f) Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994.--Section 
533(c)(4)(A) of the Equity in Education Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 
(7 U.S.C. 301 note; part C of title V of the Improving America's 
Schools Act) is amended by inserting after ``(20 U.S.C. 2397h(3))'' a 
comma and ``as in effect on the day prior to the date of enactment of 
the Career Preparation Education Reform Act of 1997,''.
    (g) Title 31, Chapter 67, of the United States Code.--Section 
6703(a)(12) of the title 31, United States Code (as added by section 
31001 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994) is 
amended by striking out ``Vocational and Applied Technology'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof ``Career Preparation''.
    (h) Nontraditional Employment for Women Act.--Section 2(b)(3) of 
the Nontraditional Employment for Women Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 note) is 
amended by striking out ``Vocational and Applied Technology'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof ``Career Preparation''.
    (i) Training Technology Transfer Act of 1988.--Section 6107(6) of 
the Training Technology Transfer Act of 1988 (20 U.S.C. 5091 et seq.) 
is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end thereof a comma 
and ``as in effect on the day prior to the date of enactment of the 
Career Preparation Education Reform Act of 1997''.
    (j) General Redesignation.--Any other references to the Carl D. 
Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act shall be deemed 
to refer to the Carl D. Perkins Career Preparation Education Act.
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